Unique Census Data Capture and Visualisation - DRS’ Business Intelligence Partnership Captures More Than Data
February 3, 2009
Global data capture specialists, DRS is proud to announce its partnership with Space-Time Research (STR) providing a unique solution combining GPS based census data capture with tabulation and mapping. DRS, the census data capture specialists, provide solutions to government, education, financial and commercial organisations all over the world by creating electronically scanable census documents and intelligent data capture technologies. STR’s business intelligence solutions will tabulate and present the captured census data geographically using GPS coordinates.
“We believe this partnership will add real value to our census offering,” said Denton van Niekerk, Sales & Marketing Director at DRS. “DRS is continually seeking to develop new innovations and a wider range of solutions designed to fit the individual needs of the National Statistics Offices and census officials around the world. This partnership between DRS and STR will further aid NSOs by providing a complete census solution—from public information gathering to information dissemination back to the public and organisations.”
John Ellenberger, Vice President Statistical Solutions for STR explained: “DRS has the skills and expertise to manage data capture projects of any size or complexity around the world. To this STR brings its extensive data validation, tabulation, confidentiality and dissemination abilities. We are more than a leader in geo-spatial reporting and census processing. From working with some of the biggest NSOs in the world we totally understand their specific and challenging needs, and we look forward to working with DRS to improve overall census quality, processing and information dissemination.”
DRS now provide end-to-end solutions for data capture projects of any size or complexity by integrating their expertise in document design, printing, and forms scanning with the STR’s SuperSTAR software for tabulation, analysis and visualization of the captured data.